Chesterfield apprentices are finalists for regional awards
Businesses, skills providers and apprentices from Chesterfield have been selected as finalists for the inaugural NMSY Apprenticeship Awards.
The awards which are organised by Johnston Press titles including The Derbyshire Times, The Star and the Sheffield Telegraph are celebrating the best on-the-job training. These awards celebrate and recognise the hardworking individuals and organisations involved in apprenticeships.
Finalists in Chesterfield include:
- Arvato UK
- Auto Windscreens
- Chesterfield Royal Hospital – Ellie Varley
- Chesterfield Royal Hospital – Sarah Hazeldine
- DCAS – Megan Byrne
- Foxwood Diesel – Leigh Worsdale
- Heathcotes Group
- JMJ Pottery – Laura Davies
- Jones & Co Independent Financial Advice – Lucy Staniforth
- Learning Unlimited
- Mitchells Chartered Accountants and Business Advisers
- Rykneld Homes Ltd – Olivia Kirk
- Stephensons Tea and Coffee House
- Treste Hire & Sales
- Magbroach UK
Zena Wardle, from the Headline Sponsor Polypipe said “I felt privileged to be a part of the judging panel for the first year of the NMSY Apprenticeship Awards. I was astounded by the number of entrants and also the high standards and enthusiasm displayed.
Each and every Apprentice, not only the winners are a credit to themselves, their employers and their families and I commend them all.”
The winners of the awards will be announced at the awards ceremony on 16th May.
There are more than 4,000 people currently participating in apprenticeships in Chesterfield. The town is the first in the UK to declare itself an ‘Apprentice Town’, demonstrating its commitment to growing the future and careers of young people alongside business and the economy.
The project was established by Chesterfield Borough Council and Chesterfield College in order to raise awareness of apprenticeships and promote co-operative working across the education, business and learning community.
Leading employment, training and investment organisations from Chesterfield are involved in the initiative and sit on the Apprentice Town steering group, including Destination Chesterfield, Chesterfield College, NLT Training Services, University of Derby, East Midlands Chamber, Jobcentre Plus, Enterprise Adviser Network and Derbyshire County Council.
Emily Williams, Senior Economic Development Officer at Chesterfield Borough Council who is leading the Apprentice Town initiative, said: “Already, Chesterfield is a town where young people, parents and our businesses think ‘Apprenticeship First’. We want to grow individuals’ careers and futures alongside our businesses.
“All the students involved stepped up to the challenge and conducted themselves brilliantly. We had some superb entries and choosing a final winning design was not an easy task for the Apprentice Town steering group.”
For further details of Apprentice Town, please visit http://www.chesterfield.co.uk/about-chesterfield/working/apprenticeships/
